Consumer Reports’ auto testing chief Jake Fisher says the rankings show who’s making the best cars right now and don’t evaluate companies’ honesty, labour conditions or other practices. Audi’s vehicles had the magazine’s highest road test and predicted reliability scores, which are based on buyer feedback.

Consumer Reports excluded 2016 Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen diesel models from the rankings because they aren’t currently being sold in the U.S. Fisher said the publication strongly believes Audi and Volkswagen should be held accountable for cheating.

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Buick, at No. 7, was the only U.S. brand in the top 10. Mazda, Toyota, Kia and Honda rounded out the rest of the top end of the list.

Alfa Romeo, Jaguar, Maserati, Ram, Smart, and Tesla weren’t included in the brand rankings because they lacked sufficient data. Automakers must have at least two models on sale with enough testing and reliability data to be considered.

The Toyota Camry was the magazine’s top midsize sedan for the fifth time in the 20-year-old rankings of individual vehicles. The Honda Fit and the Subaru Impreza were the top subcompact and compact cars, respectively. The Chevrolet Impala was the top large car.

Consumer Reports buys test cars anonymously from dealers and performs 50 individual tests on them, including evaluations of braking, handling and fuel economy. Consumer Reports’ rankings are closely watched by the auto industry, since the magazine is consistently listed as one of the top places car buyers go for advice.